I just went through my business card collection from the last 8 years... - GoFuckYourself.com

MaDalton · 03-25-2011, 07:25 AM

the result is:

75% of the cards i threw away because the person disappeared

50% of the remaining 25% do not work anymore at the company i got the card from

12clicks · 03-25-2011, 07:26 AM

and mine stood out like a beacon of hope.

L-Pink · 03-25-2011, 07:27 AM

congratulations on getting the math right. (at first glance you had me worried

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Sly · 03-25-2011, 07:29 AM

That's a better ratio than I would have thought!

spazlabz · 03-25-2011, 07:33 AM

it would have been cool if you'd have stacked them up on your desk and taken a picture of them, that would have been a pretty cool visual

Kenny B! · 03-25-2011, 07:39 AM

I must have a thousand cards in a drawer and still the award for big pimp card has to go to Sleazy for the metal card coke cutting card.

MaDalton · 03-25-2011, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 12clicks

and mine stood out like a beacon of hope.

you never gave me yours

12clicks · 03-25-2011, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

you never gave me yours

I slipped it under your pillow on my way out that night in vegas

Sid70 · 03-25-2011, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

the result is:

75% of the cards i threw away because the person disappeared

50% of the remaining 25% do not work anymore at the company i got the card from

Same here in ICQ list. I'd even say 10% is what left working. Tops.

MaDalton · 03-25-2011, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 12clicks

I slipped it under your pillow on my way out that night in vegas

and i always wondered where that "Tranny Escorts" biz card came from

JFK · 03-25-2011, 09:12 AM

Wonder if anyone has done the same thing, with cards collected even in the last year or 2 ? I bet you will see very similar ratios

Rochard · 03-25-2011, 09:21 AM

I gave up collecting cards a long time ago. Too many people have moved around from company to company, and their email address are no longer valid. If I need anyone, I can find them either on GFY or who's who.

camperjohn64 · 03-25-2011, 09:45 AM

I had the same experience with T-Shirts. I used to get all the free T-Shirts I could at conferences and just a few weeks ago cleaned out my closet - and visited the websites on the shirts.

Almost ALL from companies more than 5 years old were 404's or parking pages.

JFK · 03-25-2011, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by camperjohn64

I had the same experience with T-Shirts. I used to get all the free T-Shirts I could at conferences and just a few weeks ago cleaned out my closet - and visited the websites on the shirts.

Almost ALL from companies more than 5 years old were 404's or parking pages.

I had long suspected this, having done random tests over the years. Have'nt done any in a while, but thanks for reconfirming my suspicions

MaDalton · 03-25-2011, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by camperjohn64

I had the same experience with T-Shirts. I used to get all the free T-Shirts I could at conferences and just a few weeks ago cleaned out my closet - and visited the websites on the shirts.

Almost ALL from companies more than 5 years old were 404's or parking pages.

i have a few of those

and i just looked through the Networking Guides from the Phoenix Forums 2006 and 2007 - not very encouraging either

Paul Markham · 03-25-2011, 10:12 AM

Collecting business cards at shows is always like that. How many of those still current will do business?

candyflip · 03-25-2011, 10:41 AM

It doesn't just happen like this in our industry.

kristin · 03-25-2011, 10:44 AM

Hrm, I'm gonna go through mine now. I have a stack I've collected for nine years.

xato · 03-25-2011, 10:45 AM

Similar here.
But I still keep them. It was funny to go through them after 5 years, should be even funnier after 10 years :D

But I just recently deleted about 80% of my ICQ list.

camperjohn64 · 03-25-2011, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

i have a few of those

and i just looked through the Networking Guides from the Phoenix Forums 2006 and 2007 - not very encouraging either

2007 is not that far behind us. I mean if they were in the networking guide they were at least attempting to be a success.

I talked with a company today that wanted PHP consulting. I asked if they are currently cash-flow positive, and when they plan on being so. They talked about their "5 year plan", and that they *could be profitable by the end of the year, but that isn't their goal.

I am not putting them down, but I admit I don't see the logic in "not trying to be profitable this year", and having a "5 year plan" in the internet biz. Auto mfg, airline, medicine yes. Internet, no.

03-25-2011, 07:25 AM	#1
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L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	congratulations on getting the math right. (at first glance you had me worried ) .

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spazlabz Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 6,548	it would have been cool if you'd have stacked them up on your desk and taken a picture of them, that would have been a pretty cool visual

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Rochard Jägermeister Test Pilot Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NORCAL Posts: 73,984	I gave up collecting cards a long time ago. Too many people have moved around from company to company, and their email address are no longer valid. If I need anyone, I can find them either on GFY or who's who. __________________ “The choice is no longer between right or left. The choice is between normal and crazy.” - Sarah Huckabee Sanders YNOT MAIL \| THE BEST ADULT MAILING SOLUTION

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camperjohn64 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,531	I had the same experience with T-Shirts. I used to get all the free T-Shirts I could at conferences and just a few weeks ago cleaned out my closet - and visited the websites on the shirts. Almost ALL from companies more than 5 years old were 404's or parking pages. __________________ www.gimmiegirlproductions.com

03-25-2011, 10:12 AM	#16
Paul Markham Too old to care Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: On the sofa, watching TV or doing my jigsaws. Posts: 52,943	Collecting business cards at shows is always like that. How many of those still current will do business? __________________ Blowout deal. 880 videos, 2,400 image sets, plus many RAW videos. $500. PM me for a deal. Skype Paulmarkham70

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03-25-2011, 10:45 AM	#19
xato Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,205	Similar here. But I still keep them. It was funny to go through them after 5 years, should be even funnier after 10 years :D But I just recently deleted about 80% of my ICQ list. __________________ Bad Lamborghini Crash